Postgraduate in Art and Culture in Mental Health and Addictions

Target audience

Professionals from the healthcare, social, educational, therapeutic, cultural and artistic fields, as well as researchers and individuals with an interest or experience in projects related to mental health, addictions, community work and social inclusion. The programme is particularly aimed at professionals who wish to expand or transform their practice by incorporating innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.

Duration

30 ECTS

Modality

Blended learning

Calendar

From November 2026 to June 2027

Location

UManresa
Manresa Campus of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia
Av. Universitària, 4-6
08242 Manresa (Barcelona)

Osonament
Carrer Josep Maria Selva, 2, 08500 Vic (Barcelona)

Althaia Foundation, University Healthcare Network of Manresa
C/ Dr. Joan Soler, 1-3, 08242 Manresa

Discounts and funding

10% discount for UVic-UCC alumni.

This training programme may be subsidised by the company through the State Foundation for Employment Training (FUNDAE). Alternatively, if the training is carried out during working hours, the organisation may receive a subsidy for the salary costs corresponding to the hours the employee dedicates to training through an Individual Training Leave (PIF).

Module 1. Mental Health and Addictions in the 21st Century

• Concept of health and illness: historical perspective and current models.
• Determinants of health and their impact on mental health.
• Mental health in the 21st century: epidemiology, the concept of global mental health and main challenges.
• Addictions: concept, historical evolution, epidemiology, determinants and social impact.
• Explanatory models of mental health and addiction problems: biomedical, cognitive-behavioural and socio-economic.
• Strategic lines in mental health and addictions: Health Plan, National Pact for Mental Health and the Catalonia Mental Health and Addictions Master Plan.
• Mental health and addictions care network and resources.
• Future perspectives: challenges, opportunities and care strategies.

Module 2. Community Mental Health: Recovery, Person-Centred Care and Rights

• Recovery model in mental health.
• Person-centred care.
• Human rights-based approach and Quality Rights.
• Interdisciplinary teams in community mental health: competences, capacities and new professional profiles.
• Peer support as an accompaniment tool.
• Prevention and promotion in community mental health.
• Social factors impacting mental health: stigma and self-stigma.
• Mental health and the media.

Module 3. Art and Culture in Mental Health and Addictions

• Art and health: foundations and evidence.
• Cultural and artistic agents in the community.
• Artistic and cultural assets as health assets.
• Networking between the cultural, healthcare, social and educational sectors.
• Community art initiatives.
• Art and culture in prevention, promotion, awareness-raising and social participation.
• Art- and culture-based social prescribing.
• Social documentary as a tool for transformation.
• Design and planning of art and culture projects in mental health.

Module 4. Artistic Disciplines in Therapeutic Intervention

• Application of artistic disciplines in mental health and addictions.
• Visual arts, writing and photography.
• Music, dance and performing arts.
• Digital art: virtual reality and 3D printing.
• Art and nature.
• Integration of different artistic forms into care practice.
• Development of the personal artistic process.

Module 5. Research in the Field of Art and Culture

• Principles of health research methodology.
• Databases, critical reading and scientific evidence.
• Communication and dissemination of research results.
• Quantitative research methodologies and techniques in art and culture.
• Qualitative research methodologies and techniques in art and culture.
• Research process applied to the field of arts and culture.

The postgraduate programme provides a university accreditation that enables participants to apply art and culture in professional practice within healthcare, social, educational and community settings, such as mental health services, recovery resources, educational centres, cultural projects, social organisations or social prescribing initiatives. The programme also equips participants to lead and promote projects that foster well-being, social participation and people’s cultural rights.

From November 2026 to June 2027

On-site block

• November 2026: 6 and 7
• January 2027: 16
• March 2027: 13 and 14
• May 2027: 14 and 15
• June 2027: 18 and 19

Synchronous online block

• December 2026: 11 and 12
• January 2027: 15
• February 2027: 13 and 14
• April 2027: 16 and 17

Timetable

On-site and online sessions on Fridays from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Academic direction

Ms Judith Martínez

Degree in Psychology. Master’s degree in Adult Psychopathology. Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Art Therapy. Postgraduate qualification in Addictive Behaviours. Advanced Research Proficiency in Human Ageing. Coordinator and psychologist in the mental health and addictions recovery area at Osonament.

Dr Jaume Cases

Occupational Therapist. Recovery Area in Mental Health and Addictions at Osonament. Master’s degree in Psychosocial Research and Intervention and PhD in Integrated Care and Health Services (doctoral thesis focused on art and mental health).

Dr Salvador Simó

PhD in Education, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a postgraduate qualification in Qualitative Research. He is the coordinator of the Research Group on Innovation in Mental Health and Social Well-being and serves as Deputy Director of the Chair of Mental Health at UVic-UCC–Althaia Foundation.

Dr Gemma Prat

PhD in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She also holds a degree in Philosophy and Letters (Psychology section) from the same university and a degree in Humanities from the Open University of Catalonia. In addition, she holds a Master’s degree in Health Promotion and Education from the University of Lleida.

She is a specialist in Clinical Psychology at the Mental Health Division of the Althaia Foundation, University Healthcare Network of Manresa.

In the academic field, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Barcelona (2000–2020).

She is Deputy Director of the Chair of Mental Health at UVic-UCC–Althaia Foundation.